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Fullness of life: A new father’s story

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Pato with his wife Karly and son Matias.
Editor’s note: In honor of Father’s Day, Pato Isquierdo, a communications officer in Ecuador (pictured above with his wife, Karly, and son, Matias), shares with us how becoming a new father has changed his perspective and lent new meaning to his work with World Vision. The bus was already entering Quito, Ecuador, at 9 p.m. I was fully loaded with cameras, a laptop, and back pain. But it was OK — I was finally arriving home. It was my first trip to a World Vision development community since I became a father. I just needed to get home and rest for the next day. But while riding the bus home, I found a whole new level of understanding of the...
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But I do not despair

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Poverty and disease leave children vulnerable in Kenya. ©2010 Lucy Murunga/World Vision
Close your eyes and imagine this… Imagine if our culture was taken to the -nth degree, to its logical end. Maybe Lady Gaga is president. Maybe digital devices hang in front of our faces, precluding any unmediated communication. Maybe our nations war over water. Maybe norms about intimacy and privacy have melted. And maybe our speech has deteriorated into grunts, slang, and chuckles. If North American culture keeps it up, we could be in big trouble. Our culture is infatuated with stars like Justin Bieber, and our top TV show is even called “American Idol.” We revel in Charlie Sheen “winning.” Our king is LeBron. Chatroulette and PostSecret spotlight our basest tendencies and hidden shames. College grades are inflated. Polar...
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Here’s to the first 100 — and to the next

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100 posts later... | World Vision Blog
I’m the type of person who likes to celebrate everything — not just birthdays and major holidays. Other causes for celebration may include a work achievement (like a promotion or completing a project), a randomly special day of the week, or monthly anniversaries of a first date or first time trying a new food. You could say that I’m a believer that any reason to celebrate is a good reason to celebrate. And I’ve got a good reason to celebrate today: This marks the 100th post on the World Vision Blog! That’s 100 articles written by 44 different authors from all walks of life and faith — from Washington state to Washington, D.C., to Zambia to Japan. Our posts have...
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News that matters: HIV and AIDS, South Sudan, and maternal health

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It’s been awhile since I’ve updated our periodic series, “News that matters,” but I’m heading out on maternity leave here in a few weeks and wanted to post about news coverage on some of today’s most relevant humanitarian issues. In this post: HIV and AIDS, South Sudan, and child and maternal health. I hope the coverage below can offer some insight into these issues and provide some good food for thought. Back in October! Amy HIV and AIDS On June 5, 1981, doctors reported the first cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Over the past 30 years, HIV and AIDS have changed the way that many people — both in the...
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What would you do…if you knew?

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If you knew, World Vision Blog, Karen James
One of the greatest blessings I’ve ever experienced was the opportunity to travel to Southern Africa with my daughter, Amanda, who was 20 at the time. I had worked with World Vision for almost 15 years in various capacities, mostly related to web and social media communications, and had traveled abroad several times. But this would be my first opportunity to meet our sponsored child, Gracia, in person. The day Amanda and I spent with Gracia — who lives in the southern part of the Congo and was 8 at the time — is forever burned into our memories. Gracia is sweet, funny, and very smart. She lives in the poorest of circumstances, but has great potential to break the...
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